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Dave:<br>
While the TOC drew large crowds, the attendees were still model
airplane enthusiasts. Point being, that even "The Greatest Modeling
Show On Earth"<G> didn't attract large numbers of pure laymen.
Some, yes; big numbers, no. And, having been associated with a truly
large, well publicized contest in 1960 in Miami that DID draw huge
numbers of spectators, (literally thousands of spectators, pictures on
the front page of the Miami Herald, B & W TV time, etc.) still and
all, did modeling advance because of this? I fail to see how, if it
did.<br>
My feeling is that recruitment will not be coming from the public
ranks, but from interested modelers.<br>
<br>
So, for now, I feel that the sport would be best served by satisfying
the folks that are in it presently, and try to turn them into
"recruiters" of additional folks from the local model field, who are
already interested enough to watch pattern folks fly. Takes work?
Yes. Doable? Also yes.<br>
And, I'll also say, with a tip of the hat to Dave Lockhart, that the
newer pattern ARF's of reasonable price, will go a long way toward
advancing this sport.<br>
<br>
Bill Glaze<br>
<br>
David Harmon wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; color: blue;">I
agree with
the below…..I think the AA idea is silly anyway as well as having an
announcer for the ‘spectators’.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="blue" face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; color: blue;">These
contests
are not TOC type events that draw crowds from all over, these contests
are
local and interest in them will probably be limited as far as
‘spectators’
are concerned.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2" color="blue" face="Times New Roman"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: blue;">Regards<br>
<br>
Dave Harmon<br>
NSRCA 586<br>
K6XYZ[at]comcast[dot]net<br>
Torrance, Ca.</span></font><font color="blue"><span style="color: blue;">
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> </span></font><st1:PersonName><font
size="2" face="Tahoma"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org">discussion-request@nsrca.org</a></span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size="2" face="Tahoma"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"> [mailto:</span></font><st1:PersonName><font
size="2" face="Tahoma"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org">discussion-request@nsrca.org</a></span></font></st1:PersonName><font
size="2" face="Tahoma"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;">] <b><span
style="font-weight: bold;">On Behalf Of </span></b><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:MargueriteVG@aol.com">MargueriteVG@aol.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, January
26, 2004
7:14 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> </span></font><st1:PersonName><font
size="2" face="Tahoma"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</a></span></font></st1:PersonName><font
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<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: Artistic
Aerobatics
suggestions</span></font></p>
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face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"> less
pattern contest
events and split dedication because of a new "group" is one of the
reasons why I agree that we should not move to quickly into
Artistic Aerobatics if at all?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">In a
message dated 1/25/2004 7:42:40
PM Eastern Standard Time, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Divesplat1@msn.com">Divesplat1@msn.com</a> writes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">I am
also terribly against trying to
have a freestyle, AA portion Sunday afternoon. Here is my reasoning.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">1)
Many contests we attend
don't fly all 6 rounds as it is(this really upsets me even though I
have driven
a distance. Stay till 3 and finish the whole thing is my idea, but
many
differ.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">2) To
add AA would only either
extend the time people were there and still not finishing the pattern
contests,
or end up loosing more pattern contest for something new and different.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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